Process of manufacturing personal ornaments



June 5, 1945. E. E. BROWN PROCESS O F MANUFACTURING PERSONAL ORNAMENTSFiled Jan. 8, 1944 INVENTOR.

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Patented June 5, 1945 UNITED" STATES P'Roonss OF MANUFACTURING P RsoisALORNAMENTS Elizabeth E. Brown, Oklahoma City, Okla. Application January8, 1944', Serial No. 517,612

3 Claims. ((1 11-40) My invention relates to the process ofmanufacturing personal adornments, such as clothing ornaments, costumjewelry, and the like.

A principal object of the process is to provide a process for cheaplymanufacturing articles of the class described.

Another object is to provide a process of manufacturing such articles bysuitably preparing and assembling well known and common materials andelements.

A further object is to provide a process for manufacturing such articleswithout the necessity of using any machinery or tools.

Yet another object is to provide a process of manufacture by which anattractive and serviceable personal ornament can be made from anydesired picture.

An additional object is to provide a process of manufacturing a personalornament, in which any desired one of numerous conventional detents maybe used for attaching the ornament to a persons clothing.

A further object is to provide a manufacturing process for articles ofthe class described, which process will require the use of no materialswhich are critical to the war effort.

Still another object is to provide a manufacturing process which may becarried out by unskilled labor.

Other objects will be apparent from the following description when takenin connection with the accompanying one-sheet drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front view of a picture sheet forming a portion of anarticle manufactured according to the process of the present invention:

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a backing sheet used in connectionwith the sheet of Fig. 1;

Figure 3 is an assembly view showing the parts which are to be assembledto complete the article, the parts being shown in disconnected relation;

Figure 4 is a rear view of the backing sheet with the detent attachedthereto;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the completed article; and,

Figure 6 is a sectional view showing portions of the articles assembledand the detent in place to be attached.

Like characters of reference designate like parts in all the figures.

In the drawing:

The process of the present invention is carried out by cutting out theoutline of a desired picture which has been implanted upon a sheet, forinstance, a sheet of paper. The reference numeral I indicates such apicture sheet.

Another step of the process is carried out by cutting a backing sheet toa configuration similar to that of the picture sheet I. The backingsheet is indicated by the numeral 2 and can be made of card-board, felt,or some other suitable nonmetallic sheet material having sufficientstiffness to remain flat, or to retain another form under ordinarywearing conditions.

A further step is to equip the backing sheet 2 10 with a means forretaining a suitable detent upon its back surface. This may be done bysewing a plurality of threads 3 through the sheet '2 and leaving thefree ends dangling from the rear surface of the sheet 2. Ribbons orother pliable string-like elements could well be employed for thispurpose, if desired. The front face of the backing sheet 2 indicated bythe reference numeral 4, and the numeral 5 refers to the rear or backface thereof.

The next step in the process consists of cementing the rear face of thepicture I to the front face 4 of the backing sheet 2.

Another step in carrying out the process is to attach a detent 6 to therear face of the backin 5 sheet 2 by use of the previously describeddangling end portions of the threads 3 (Fig.- 4). The detent shown inthe drawing consists .of a conventional safety-pin, but could well be ofsome other suitable type, for instance, a glovesnap, a hook and an eye,a common button, or any one of many well known detents now used inclothing.

When the parts thus far described, and shown in Fig. 3, have beenassembled as above explained,

the front face of the picture I is covered with a suitable transparentcoating 1 (Fig. 6) of shellac, clear varnish, or the like which willgive the picture a glossy or glazed appearance. This last described Stepmay be eliminated if the picture 40 originally had a glazed or glossyfinish, or if a action of the elements.

The process may also well be carried out by first cutting out thepicture, cementing the same to the backing sheet, cutting out thebacking sheet to conform to the shape of the picture, and

then sewing or otherwise attaching a suitable detent to the rear face 5of the backing sheet.

When the above described process is carried out, an article is createdwhich is attractive, practical, and serviceable, and one which iscomposed of no metal or other scarce material, unless a metal detent isused. Manufacture of the article requires no special dies or tools,since it is only necessary to use a, pair of scissors and a needle.Picture as used herein means representation of an object set forth on aflat surface.

It is thought obvious that the process above described will accomplishall of the objects set forth hereinabove.

I claim:

1. The process of manufacturing adornment of the class described,consisting of: peripherally cutting out a paper picture; cutting abacking sheet to conform to the shape of the picture; inserting astring-like element through the backing sheet and leaving its endsextending from the rear surface thereof; cementing the front surface ofthe backing sheet to the rear surface of the picture; attaching a detentto the exposed ends of said strong-like element; and then covering thefront surface of said picture with a coating of transparent material.

2. The process of manufacturing adornment of the class described,consisting of peripherally cutting out the outline of a picture; cuttinga backing sheet to conform to the shape of the picture; sewing a detentto the rear face of the backing sheet; and cementing the front face ofthe backing sheet to the back of; the picture.

3. The process of manufacturing adornment of the class described,consisting of: peripherally cutting out a picture; cutting a backingsheet to conform to the shape of the picture; inserting a string-likeelement through the backin sheet and leaving its ends extending from therear surface thereof as a securing means; and cementing the front faceof the backing sheet to the rear face of the picture.

ELIZABETH E. BROWN.

